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A Currant Affair97http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/GardenPlans/DispForm.aspx?ID=97A Currant Affairhttp://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13.jpg, http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13.jpghttp://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13Aerial.jpg, http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13Aerial.jpgGP0|#3c7e10c5-5c54-40a4-bfc3-7dfe5769d3d3;L0|#03c7e10c5-5c54-40a4-bfc3-7dfe5769d3d3|A Currant Affair;GTSet|#24f4b73f-8c45-4b83-ba3a-cd1ce5d4c567<div class="ExternalClass1B964927725F411CBCB472F432697B59"><p>This garden bed design is a larger version of 'Currantly Colourful'. It is a good choice for a location exposed to the elements, with full sun all day, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind. It needs soil that drains well in the winter and doesn’t get too waterlogged.</p></div><div class="ExternalClassD8F64947E3E440189D1736A21DB1A460"> This presentation does not reflect coordinated flowering time. </div>

 

 

A Currant Affair97http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/GardenPlans/DispForm.aspx?ID=97A Currant Affairhttp://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13.jpg, http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13.jpghttp://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13Aerial.jpg, http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/Linear13Aerial.jpgGP0|#3c7e10c5-5c54-40a4-bfc3-7dfe5769d3d3;L0|#03c7e10c5-5c54-40a4-bfc3-7dfe5769d3d3|A Currant Affair;GTSet|#24f4b73f-8c45-4b83-ba3a-cd1ce5d4c567<div class="ExternalClass1B964927725F411CBCB472F432697B59"><p>This garden bed design is a larger version of 'Currantly Colourful'. It is a good choice for a location exposed to the elements, with full sun all day, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind. It needs soil that drains well in the winter and doesn’t get too waterlogged.</p></div>

 

 

http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/GardenPlans/DispForm.aspx?ID=97GP0|#3c7e10c5-5c54-40a4-bfc3-7dfe5769d3d3;L0|#03c7e10c5-5c54-40a4-bfc3-7dfe5769d3d3|A Currant Affair;GTSet|#24f4b73f-8c45-4b83-ba3a-cd1ce5d4c567

 

 

Mexican feather grass (Nasella tenuissima)152http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=152Mexican feather grass (Nasella tenuissima)ntorange New Zealand sedge (Carex testacea)45 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#215fc5a5-2b3b-4aa2-a84b-696d73ef25b6;L0|#0215fc5a5-2b3b-4aa2-a84b-696d73ef25b6|Mexican Feather Grass;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#7dde3b2f-ff95-48c4-b2e4-2253e5c445b7;L0|#07dde3b2f-ff95-48c4-b2e4-2253e5c445b7|New Zealand Hair Sedge;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
‘Patty’s Purple’ hebe (Hebe ‘Patty’s Purple’)147http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=147‘Patty’s Purple’ hebe (Hebe ‘Patty’s Purple’)Hp'Blue Mist' hebe (Hebe 'Blue Mist')70 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#6e799f3a-8249-493d-85be-b5d916fbba8b;L0|#06e799f3a-8249-493d-85be-b5d916fbba8b|Hebe Patty's Purple;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#80c2efd0-4072-4a52-91fd-792a1e42d310;L0|#080c2efd0-4072-4a52-91fd-792a1e42d310|Hebe Blue Mist;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
White Icicle flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Ubric’)148http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=148White Icicle flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Ubric’)Rwred flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)150 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#2e5d8694-e8aa-433f-b5d5-dab0f327371c;L0|#02e5d8694-e8aa-433f-b5d5-dab0f327371c|White Flowering Currant;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#25a9e3f8-13d1-44d3-ab92-7b43ec260076;L0|#025a9e3f8-13d1-44d3-ab92-7b43ec260076|Red Flowering Currant;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
yarrow (Achillea millefolium)149http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=149yarrow (Achillea millefolium)amfeverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)40 cm11.0000000000000GP0|#9b79c6e6-3744-4144-ae43-23deaedcbdbe;L0|#09b79c6e6-3744-4144-ae43-23deaedcbdbe|Yarrow;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#d11399a9-b435-4369-b89b-a1f74b78ec2a;L0|#0d11399a9-b435-4369-b89b-a1f74b78ec2a|Feverfew;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
drumstick allium (Allium sphaeracephalon)150http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=150drumstick allium (Allium sphaeracephalon)asstar of Persia (Allium cristophii)30 cm11.0000000000000GP0|#8a00ae9a-8d12-4bcd-beb0-18899e136a92;L0|#08a00ae9a-8d12-4bcd-beb0-18899e136a92|Drumstick Allium;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#d031573a-bba4-4021-ac79-f65d8bea32dc;L0|#0d031573a-bba4-4021-ac79-f65d8bea32dc|Star of Persia;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)151http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=151gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)gl'Claret’ masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Claret’)45 cm2.00000000000000GP0|#7e5895cd-1982-4ecc-a13f-f912459df2e1;L0|#07e5895cd-1982-4ecc-a13f-f912459df2e1|Butterfly Gaura;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#3d9a59de-5d7d-439e-870a-0a7868f74eef;L0|#03d9a59de-5d7d-439e-870a-0a7868f74eef|Astrantia Claret;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df

 

 

White Icicle flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Ubric’)148http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=148White Icicle flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Ubric’)Rwred flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)150 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#2e5d8694-e8aa-433f-b5d5-dab0f327371c;L0|#02e5d8694-e8aa-433f-b5d5-dab0f327371c|White Flowering Currant;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#25a9e3f8-13d1-44d3-ab92-7b43ec260076;L0|#025a9e3f8-13d1-44d3-ab92-7b43ec260076|Red Flowering Currant;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
yarrow (Achillea millefolium)149http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=149yarrow (Achillea millefolium)amfeverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)40 cm11.0000000000000GP0|#9b79c6e6-3744-4144-ae43-23deaedcbdbe;L0|#09b79c6e6-3744-4144-ae43-23deaedcbdbe|Yarrow;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#d11399a9-b435-4369-b89b-a1f74b78ec2a;L0|#0d11399a9-b435-4369-b89b-a1f74b78ec2a|Feverfew;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
drumstick allium (Allium sphaeracephalon)150http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=150drumstick allium (Allium sphaeracephalon)asstar of Persia (Allium cristophii)30 cm11.0000000000000GP0|#8a00ae9a-8d12-4bcd-beb0-18899e136a92;L0|#08a00ae9a-8d12-4bcd-beb0-18899e136a92|Drumstick Allium;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#d031573a-bba4-4021-ac79-f65d8bea32dc;L0|#0d031573a-bba4-4021-ac79-f65d8bea32dc|Star of Persia;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)151http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=151gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)gl'Claret’ masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Claret’)45 cm2.00000000000000GP0|#7e5895cd-1982-4ecc-a13f-f912459df2e1;L0|#07e5895cd-1982-4ecc-a13f-f912459df2e1|Butterfly Gaura;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#3d9a59de-5d7d-439e-870a-0a7868f74eef;L0|#03d9a59de-5d7d-439e-870a-0a7868f74eef|Astrantia Claret;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
‘Patty’s Purple’ hebe (Hebe ‘Patty’s Purple’)147http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=147‘Patty’s Purple’ hebe (Hebe ‘Patty’s Purple’)Hp'Blue Mist' hebe (Hebe 'Blue Mist')70 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#6e799f3a-8249-493d-85be-b5d916fbba8b;L0|#06e799f3a-8249-493d-85be-b5d916fbba8b|Hebe Patty's Purple;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#80c2efd0-4072-4a52-91fd-792a1e42d310;L0|#080c2efd0-4072-4a52-91fd-792a1e42d310|Hebe Blue Mist;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
Mexican feather grass (Nasella tenuissima)152http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/PlanPlants/DispForm.aspx?ID=152Mexican feather grass (Nasella tenuissima)ntorange New Zealand sedge (Carex testacea)45 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#215fc5a5-2b3b-4aa2-a84b-696d73ef25b6;L0|#0215fc5a5-2b3b-4aa2-a84b-696d73ef25b6|Mexican Feather Grass;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#7dde3b2f-ff95-48c4-b2e4-2253e5c445b7;L0|#07dde3b2f-ff95-48c4-b2e4-2253e5c445b7|New Zealand Hair Sedge;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df

drought tolerant / food / native / pollinator / wet tolerant / wildlife

 

 

A Currant Affair97http://www.growgreenguide.ca/plans/Lists/GardenPlans/DispForm.aspx?ID=97A Currant Affair<div class="ExternalClassBF36F4C619EF46929BDA1EDC6B1017AD"><p>To properly maintain your garden, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the garden bed with a good quality soil. There should be a minimum soil depths of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 5 cm of well-rotted compost or manure annually in the spring (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost ‘spent’ blooms and leaves in the fall. </li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div>
Metro Vancouver in collaboration with UBC Botanical Garden